YOUNG HARRIS, GA -In a game where the final score looked more like a football score than a baseball score,
Sal Carricato's ninth inning home run proved to be the difference as the Bears took down Young Harris 18-17 to sweep the weekend.
Eight Bears notched a hit in this one, with
Mackenzie Wainwright,
Owen Blackledge,
Sal Carricato,
Cole Stanford, and
Joseph Mozingo having multi-hit games.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 18, #16 Young Harris 17
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (6-1), Young Harris (3-3)
Location: Young Harris, Ga. | Zell B. Miller Field
GAME ONE INFO:
- The Bears continued their trend of going up early, as they scored six runs in the top of the first inning.
- Sal Carricato, Cole Stanford, Joseph Mozingo, and Andrew Stillinger recorded RBI's in the inning.
- Young Harris scored eight unanswered runs to go up 8-6 after three innings.
- Down 9-7, Lenoir-Rhyne used runs from Stillinger, Mackenzie Wainwright, and Alex Khan to take back the lead in the sixth.
- The seventh inning was a slugfest, as both teams scored seven runs to turn a 10-10 game into a 17-17 contest.
- Despite the 14-run inning, the teams combined for just five hits in the seventh.
- Staring at an 0-1 count with two outs in the ninth, Carricato stepped up and belted his fourth home run of the season over the centerfield fence, putting the Bears up one.
- With runners at the corners, Gavin Marley forced a line out to center to secure the win.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- Owen Blackledge went 3-for-5 with three runs and an RBI.
- Mackenzie Wainwright has had multiple hits in six of LR's seven games this year.
- Gavin Marley (2-0) allowed just one hit over the final 1.2 innings of play to get the win.
- Sal Carricato now has 32 career home runs, tied for second all-time in LR history.
UP NEXT: The Bears will be back in action next Tuesday when they travel to Central, South Carolina, for a solo game against Southern Wesleyan. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.